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JILL BOTT REFLECTS ON GARDEN CLUB’S HISTORY
During this season of wonderful Lakeway community milestones, the
Lakeway Garden Club is celebrating it’s own 25+ anniversary! Co-Founder
Jill Bott, tells of a small group of friends who gathered together to exchange
gardening tips and plants just over 25 years ago. The Club was organized
under the umbrella of the Women’s Club of Greater Lakeway as one of
its first special interest groups. Jill describes those early meetings as very
informal. “No minutes or photographs exist of those early meetings which
were held in the homes of members. We had so much fun just learning
from each other.” Jill said she never imagined that the club would grow
so large.
“Obviously the success of any organization such as this develops from
a strong leadership base. Much credit should go to our co-founders, Jill
Bott and Mary Ellis Glover and to all our former board members who
have served so faithfully over the years. They truly are the foundation of
this Club and our inspiration as well, “added Carlisle Pearson, current
chairman of the Club.
“We discovered the 25th anniversary date while reviewing past club
activities,” stated Pearson. From a modest beginning of 8-10 members,
the Club has now grown to 136 members. Other than the size of the Club,
not much has really changed. The Club still enjoys sharing gardening tips
and some members bring plants to exchange from time to time. “We also
have wonderful field trips to special gardens around the Austin area and we

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offer a variety of outstanding programs and speakers of interest to the group.
This year, we focused on gardening in drought conditions with programs
on native and drought tolerant plants. One of our most interesting events
was a presentation on collecting rain water,” Pearson reflected.
The Club’s community service project, caring for the Hamilton
Greenbelt Gardens, has been active for over 16 years. Members volunteer
on workdays to help maintain the gardens and replant as needed. Garden
club members have volunteered their time and energy to this project over
many years, even before the dedication of the Chapel of the Four Seasons
in May of 1994.
“I am so happy that the club has flourished through the years. The
friends I made at those meetings were very special,” said Bott. “The Club
has meant so much to many of us and it provided a great service to the
community as well. I feel very lucky to have been a part of it.”

Around Lakeway
Grand Marshal Chosen to Lead Lakeway’s Red, White, Blue and Golden Celebrations
He is highly regarded by friends and co-workers as a man
with a sharp intellect, savvy, well educated, has a profound
sense of morals and ethics, business acumen, and is always
in control—qualities that have served him well in his 24
years of military service, as a member of the Lakeway City
Council, the Lakeway Civic Corporation, and as former
Lakeway Mayor.
As a young boy, this year’s Grand Marshal, Gerry
Astorino, felt a spirit of adventure and passion for the sea,
a calling that lead him to enroll in the Maine Maritime
Academy. He graduated in 1958 with a bachelor’s degree
in nautical science as an ensign and licensed as a Merchant
Marine Officer.
Upon graduation, he was ordered to active duty, which marked the
beginning of his 24-year career in the Navy. He attended the U.S. Navy
Post Graduate School where he earned a bachelor’s of arts in comparative
government in 1969, and attended the NATO Defense College with a
diploma in European Economy in l977. Three years later he earned a
master’s in education at Boston University in 1980.
Among his sea duty assignments, he served as commanding officer of
the USS Kalmia (ATA 184), an auxiliary fleet tug assigned to the Pacific
fleet in World War II and beyond, and the USS Myles C. Fox (DD829).

He also had a command a shore as commanding officer of
the U.S. Navy Recruiting District in St. Louis.
The USS Myles C. Fox (DD-829) was a Gearing-class
destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II
and the years following. During his tour of duty on the
destroyer Astorino said he “participated in extensive high
tempo combat operations in the Vietnam war, including
Aircraft Carrier Escort and Support, Naval Gunfire
Support of troops ashore, and over 200 missions into
hostile waters, including Haiphong Harbor.”
During the Vietnam War, Operation Linebacker, (as
it was known), was the title of a U.S. Air Force and U.S.
Navy interdiction campaign conducted against the Democratic Republic
of North Vietnam from May 23 to October 1972.
It’s purpose was to halt or slow the transportation of supplies and
materials for the Nguyen Hue Offensive (known in the West as the Easter
Offensive), an invasion of the Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam) by
forces of the People’s Army of Vietnam (PAVN) that had been launched
on March 30th. Linebacker was the first continuous bombing effort
conducted against North Vietnam since the bombing halt instituted by
President Lyndon B. Johnson in November 1968.
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Astorino was awarded the prestigious Bronze Star with Combat V for
his distinguished combat service in Vietnam.
Other military awards include the Joint Services Commendation Medal,
Navy Commendation Medal with Gold Star in lieu of second award,
Combat Action Ribbon, National Defense Medal, Vietnam Service Medal
with 4 additional campaign stars, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
(Korea) and the Vietnam Campaign Medal.
Notable among his shore assignments are his service as a Chairman of
the Department of Seamanship and Tactics at the U.S. Naval Academy
in St Louis where he taught leadership and management to 1st classman
from 1972 to l973; from 1980-l983 he was appointed assistant professor
of Naval Science at Villanova University. And he taught organizational
development to MBA candidates at the George Mason University
Graduate School of Business from 1984 to 1985.
After retiring from active naval service, he entered the corporate world,
where he rose from small branch manager to president of national accounts
division in companies that specialized in physical security for business,
residential, government and consular customers.
Astorino and his wife Joan moved to Lakeway in 1994, where he
actively became involved in the community. He served on the Zoning
and Planning Commission in 1997; and was a city councilmember from
1998 to 2002. At the urging of former Mayor Charles Edwards, he ran
for and won the office of Lakeway Mayor.

“At the end of my second term in office (as Mayor), I recruited Gerry
for the office of Mayor because he had been on the council with me. I
knew he was very dedicated to work for the good of the city---and he
did,” Edwards explained.
“We had major tasks before us and we got bond elections passed to build
a new city hall, a justice center and relocate the public works facility from
its urban location to its present location on Serene Hills. It was Astorino’s
responsibility to get the plans executed and built. He was responsible for
bringing it all to fruition. And he did. It was a daunting task because lots
of people didn’t want it.”
Edwards said that Astorino, together with Dave Benson, who was the
City Manager at that time, worked together on the planning of the above
three projects, and planned the construction of the Heritage Center too.
The Historical Society, who owned 2 acres of land that the Heritage Center
now sits on, was part of Lakeway, but was not funded by the City.
Under Astorino’s term as Mayor, a decision was made to build the
Heritage Center with the help of the Historical Society who donated the
2 acres of land and $120,000. The Historical Society and the Heritage
Commission joined together. Gerry and Joan Astorino have been happily
married for 53 years, and have two children, a daughter who lives in
Lakeway and a son who lives in California.
Come on out and meet Lakeway’s Grand Marshal, Gerry Astorino, at
the July 4th Pageant at 10:30 a.m. at the Activity Center.
See you there.

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Lakeway Associates of Seton celebrated a joyous numerical coincidence
when the group presented a check on May 2 for an even $30,000 to
representatives from Seton Shoal Creek Hospital and The Seton Fund. At
the same event, Lakeway Associates kicked off its 30th anniversary year. The
volunteer organization, based in Lakeway, raised the net $30,000 over the
past fiscal year from membership dues and special events like the group’s
annual Seton Tea and Gala. Accepting on behalf of The Seton Fund were
Alan Isaacson, vice president and COO of Seton Shoal Creek Hospital;
Sister Gertrude Levy, community ambassador; Lucie Taylor, director of
development; and Taylor Fry, director of annual giving. In Isaacson’s address
to the 32 gathered for lunch at The Hills, he remarked that the Shoal Creek
psychiatric facility is seeing a larger number of patients each year, and the
number of patients without means to pay is growing.
“Mental health is one of the most poorly funded areas of healthcare. Our
goal is to generate ideas and solutions to meet increasing demands. Without
the help of Lakeway Associates, many things like the transformation of our
physical plant would not be possible,” Isaacson said.
“Our donations don’t pay the bills but help make better things happen,”
said Kim Nearburg, outgoing Lakeway Associates president. She added that
this year’s proceeds would fund a variety of projects to improve therapeutic
recreation and music activities for all patients, especially children and teens. For
more than 30 years, Seton Shoal Creek Hospital has treated patients of all ages

who experience emotional and substance-abuse difficulties. Inpatient services
include intensive psychiatric stabilization for emotional crises, depression and
drug/alcohol dependence. Outpatient services are offered to individuals who
require less intensive treatment. Past donations from Lakeway Associates were
used to refurbish the hospital’s lobby, relocate an upstairs admittance area, and
create outdoor recreational space.
“The funds raised by Lakeway Associates make a significant difference in the
lives of our patients,” Isaacson said. Nearburg expressed her thanks to outgoing
Lakeway Associates board members Barbara Bembry, first vice president and
Gala chair; Sally Barto, Gala co-chair; Cindy Kotrady and Barbara Beebe, Tea
co-chairs; Carol Sawin, programs chair; Beth Maher, membership chair; Jean
Hennagin, secretary/treasurer; and Pat Evans, publicity chair. Bembry will take
the helm as president for the coming year, while Barto steps up as first vice
president and Gala chair. Hennagin will chair the Tea. Lakeway Associates was
founded in 1983 by Lakeway residents Mary Kolb and Anna Grayum. At that
time, Kolb was an employee at Shoal Creek Hospital, while Grayum was a
volunteer. At the May 2 luncheon, Grayum described some of the group’s early
fundraising efforts, such as golf tournaments, cookbooks, garage sales and Las
Vegas nights. Today’s organization has well over 100 members. To join, please
send a check for $20 made out to Lakeway Associates of Seton, and mail to
Kim Nearburg, 710 Dragon, Lakeway, 78734. Please indicate “Dues” on the
check and include your contact information and e-mail address.

Lakeway SingAlong
Celebrates Lakeway’s
50th Birthday
The critics have spoken: SingAlong’s “50 Years of Lakeway”
performed recently to an audience of nearly 700 over a threenight stand is the “best show ever”. Well, certainly the best show
ever performed by the energetic and talented group of local
vocalists and musicians known as Lakeway SingAlong - and that
takes in some pretty good performances since this ensemble put
on their first annual spring concert 13 years ago.
Adapting the history of our community to music was
challenging task handled very adeptly by Director Ernie
Clay and her staff of musical assistants, costume designers,
choreographers, backstage personnel, and many others. While
the opening number, “The Lakeway Breeze,” was written by cast
member Nick Renneker for the show, all that followed were
well known favorites from noted artists like the Beatles, Leslie
Gore, the Four Seasons, Peter, Paul and Mary, and songs from
Broadway shows and Hollywood.
Audiences were quick to join in on many songs – and to
jump to their feet when Lee Greenwood’s “Proud to be an
American” was introduced. Wilson Smith did an amazing job
as the narrator, and many kudos were received by the program
scriptwriters.
The Sing Alongers will be back again on December 8th when
they present their Christmas program in support of the Green
Santa project here in the Lake Travis area.

LAKEWAY

Men’s Breakfast Club
JUNE 2013

PROGRAM SCHEDULE
JUNE 5, 2013
Don Montague
Law Enforcement Response to an Active Shooter
JUNE 12, 2013
Dr. Bagley, Corrective Chiropractic
The Top Three Killers and What Health Really Is
JUNE 19, 2013

Linda deGraffenried, UT Researcher
Updates on Cancer Research
JUNE 26, 2013
Roger Bonnecaze, UT Professor
Head of the Engineering Research Center

Meetings at the Lakeway Activity Center - Available to Men
Residing in the Greater Lakeway Area
Pictured below are Perry Smith, Art Brecher, and Jeff Alt
as they are the Four Seasons accompanying Frankie Valli
(Mike Hahn) in Walk Like A Man. This number brought
the house down.

Around Lakeway
COOL MUSIC FOR SUMMER DANCING & LISTENING
Lakeway’s Big Band Bash is the place to be as the weather
is heating up. It’s a great place to dance and/or listen to
some wonderful big band music. And, it’s live. This popular
event is on the second Monday of each month, from 8 to 10
p.m. (the next one is on June 10). It is in the ballroom of
the Lakeway Activity Center, 105 Cross Creek, telephone.
261-1010.
This is a free event (donations to the band are encouraged).
There is a large dance floor and plenty of tables. You may
bring your own refreshments, if desired, as none are provided.
There are no reservations—doors open at 7:30 p.m.
Kent Dugan’s 17-piece orchestra, The Republic of Texas
Band, features well known singers (and Lakeway residents)
David Cummings and Lisa Clark. This band consistently
appeals to dancers of many generations. Expect to hear a
wide variety of favorite tunes with fresh arrangements.
Get your dancing shoes polished, dress up a bit (not
formal), and come out to dance and listen to some really great
music. Anyone who has attended will tell you this monthly
event shows why living in Lakeway is so much fun.

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Lynn S. Auerbach, a Massachusetts Clinical Psychologist, specializing
in trauma in families, had a life-long dream to assist those in need in
Africa. In 2004, she ventured by herself to live and work in Uganda. She
saw the complexity of people's lives and developed simple solutions to
help. In 2005, Lynn founded the Connect Africa Foundation-- unique in
that the connection between the donor and the African recipient is never
broken. Lynn resides in Jogo, a village outside of the capital, Kampala,
for 6 months during the year. A Ugandan, Kalule Charles, is co-Director.
The continuing efforts of Kalule Charles and Lynn Auerbach exemplify
the ancient African proverb, “It takes a village to raise a child”.
Two missions drive the work that is taking place in Jogo: providing
resources to villagers to become self-sufficient through independent
business ownership and educating and developing the future leadership
of the country. Connect Africa is strengthening the capacity of families
by providing educational support to children and business loans to their
families. An apartment complex has been constructed and rented by
Ugandans. The income is earmarked for the education fund. Expansion
plans include building a Community Center, a guest house, and a library.
The Community Center is a special place where families and students
gather, support each other, and learn new skills.
Lakeway residents, Rita and Jerry Hietpas, sponsor one of the students
and have recently visited Uganda. Their positive experiences with this
effective organization have prompted them to host Ms. Auerbach the week
of June 9. She will speak to churches, social organizations, and at-home
parties. For more information, please contact them at 512-261-3930.

SAVE-THE-DATES:
Please RSVP by the dates given as tickets go quickly and/or
plans need to be made!
THURS JULY 4TH: Watch the parade from Pat Jacobsen’s
home. Be there no later than 7:30am as they close the roads.
RSVP Pat 512.261.4533. Bring your own chair, water, hat.
MON JULY 15TH Tour George W Bush Presidential Library
& Museum, SMU campus, Dallas TX.
MON-SAT 9-5 Approx 4 hour drive OR visit Texas Rangers
Hall of Fame in Waco and overnight there at the Hilton (both
are near the lake and I-35) then travel to the Bush Museum
the next day. If we have 20 for Bush Museum, cost is $9 ea;
otherwise $13 ea. RSVP Jacquie June 21st.
MONTHLY REMINDERS:
If any Solo member needs a hug, a card, a call, and/or a prayer
etc call Caring Chair, Yvonne Connell 512.261.9783

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depending on number of riders.
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A wildfire awareness town hall
meeting will take place on Wednesday,
June 26th at the Lakeway City Hall.
Representatives from the Texas A&M
Forest Service and Lake Travis Fire
Rescue will present their assessment
of wildfire risks to our community
and share ideas on how best to prepare
ourselves for and mitigate such risks,
under the auspices of the Firewise
Communities/USA® Program. All
interested and concerned residents are
encouraged to attend, as this will provide
an opportunity to join the efforts of, and
indeed help prioritize actions of, the
Lakeway Firewise® Program.
About the Firewise Communities/USA® Program: Brush, grass
and forest fires don’t have to be disasters. The national Firewise
Communities program promotes local solutions to wildfire safety
by encouraging homeowners, community leaders, firefighters, and
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others to jointly develop and execute
action plans that protect people and
property from wildfire. See www.
firewise.org for information on the
Firewise Communities program. Because
community participation is key to the
success of the program, the Lakeway
Wildfire Steering Committee is seeking
committed residents and stakeholders
who are willing to be members of the
various Firewise® Committees, and
thus to help implement and shepherd
Lakeway’s incipient Firewise® program.
This Town Hall meeting therefore is
designed to offer the community an
opportunity to: (i) learn more about the
Firewise® program; (ii) have input to the action planning process;
and (iii) sign up for volunteer opportunities.
For more information on volunteer opportunities, please contact
Bob Kirmse (608-9141) or Carrie Burns (608-9722)

On May 31, 2013, Lupine Lane broke ground on their new school and
creative enrichment center in Rough Hollow. As the kids in pink and
yellow construction hats watched in excitement, the golden shovels turned
the first scoops of earth at 1001 Highlands Boulevard. In the small holes,
the children planted the fruit trees that they have nurtured at the Lupine
Lane Cottage during the 2012-2013 school year. As the kids grow older,
they will return to Lupine Lane to care for the trees, then enjoy the shade
and fruit the trees offer. It was a joyous, yet simple act that symbolizes
how an idea the size of a seed can in fact be nurtured and grown into a
wonderful, blossoming reality for the benefit and enjoyment of many.
The road to the groundbreaking was long, but meaningful. Lupine Lane
was established in July 2008 and began with a class at the Lakeway Activity
Center called Tasty Tuesday. The summer cooking class was a success.
Lupine Lane’s founder, Lauren Boyle, rediscovered her passion for creating
and educating in the first moments of that class after spending the two
previous years travelling. As a child, Lauren enjoyed spending any money
she earned at the teacher store and using the supplies to set up classrooms
in her New Jersey basement. Teaching seemed to be the right fit for her,
however, after fieldwork in education courses during college, Lauren found
that teaching in the public school system seemed like a daunting maze. She
felt her entrepreneurial spirit tug, and there was no turning back. After the
first summer’s success, Lupine Lane began offering mommy and me classes
and after school classes in Austin, Lakeway and Round Rock community
centers. For 2 1/2 years, Lauren and her boyfriend, Carl Cates, packed up
Lauren’s silver Jeep full of ingredients for cooking classes, odds and ends
for art projects and instruments for music, and set out to set everything
up, teach, inspire and create, then take it all back down. Rinse and repeat.
It was not ideal, but it was a start. And, they were doing it. Themselves.
One day, during an Absolutely Art class at the Lakeway Activity Center,
a friend and mother of one of the children spoke with Lauren about an
international school that their family was opening in Lakeway. Both she
and Lauren knew that Lupine Lane could somehow be involved.
In July 2010, surrounded by mountains of boxes, Lauren and Carl met
with the owners of Abercorn International School to begin the after school
program. In the school’s first year, there was tremendous growth, yet there
were some vacant rooms. While packing up one evening, Lauren and Carl
looked around the bright, airy, large and perhaps most importantly, empty
classrooms. The next afternoon, they approached the school about leasing
one of the rooms. Everyone was excited; Lupine Lane would have a home
and the programs would introduce curious children and parents to Abercorn.
It was a match. In January 2011, Lauren and Carl created a space that they
could call their own. After 2 1/2 years of using the Jeep, Lauren’s parents’
garage and extra room, just about wherever they could find, as home base,
they could finally get in the car with a wallet and keys and head to work. It
was freeing and grounding at the same time. They were finally able to fully
manifest this philosophy they had worked diligently to create. And it went
well. So well in fact, while planning their first full-fledged summer camp
in 2011, Lauren decided that she would explore opening a preschool. It
seemed to be a logical progression and everything Lupine Lane had done
up until that point supplied all of the necessary components.
Since Lupine Lane was still within Abercorn, the program was first titled
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May 10th was a special day for schools and teachers across
the Lake Travis Independent School District. Armed with big
checks to highlight the total each campus received in grant
funding, directors from the Lake Travis Education Foundation
visited all LTISD campuses to officially award more than
$227,000 in total grants. Across the district, schools received
funding for reading, math, social studies, and science programs,
along with physical education, fine arts, character education,
and technology. A total of $205,000 was granted on a perstudent basis, allowing every campus to receive an equitable
amount based on enrollment. The district was awarded an
additional $22,920 by LTEF for iPad funding.
The Prize Patrol day is fun for the volunteer directors of
LTEF, who have worked hard all year raising the majority of
the money through special events such as the annual Gala and
“Fore” the Kids Golf Tournament. Giving it away, and seeing
how their work impacts the students of the Lake Travis ISD,
makes it all worth it.
“With the rapid growth in our district, grant awards from
LTEF are even more critical to meeting the expanding needs
of our teachers,” explained LTEF Grant Chair Julie Flores.
“Increased donations from our community would allow us to
award even more grants to meet these needs. When you witness
firsthand the difference these grants make for our students and
teachers, you truly understand the key role LTEF plays in the
district.”
The directors of the Lake Travis Education Foundation
encourage all members of the community to make a direct
impact on the future of children throughout the Lake Travis
Independent School District by partnering with LTEF.
Established in 1985, the Foundation has supported LTISD
schools and students with over $3 million in grants and
scholarships. For further details and a complete listing of
awards, visit www.LakeTravisEducationFoundation.org.

LTHS AP Art Student
Awarded Local Scholarship

Friday afternoon, May
17, at the Blues Day Studio
owned by Eric and Janet Sims,
a reception was held for the
Lake Travis High School AP
Art Student Exhibition. The
Sims donated the gallery space
for the students to showcase
their work. The Waterloo
Watercolor Group President,
Left to right: Juror Rae Andrews,
Donna Overly, presented a $100 Principal Kimberly Brents, Ava
scholarship to senior Ava Mallett Mallett, Amber Kyle Forgey, Janet
for her water media painting Sopp-Sims, and Donna Overly.
“Functionally Disorganized.”
Rae Andrews, long time member of the WWG and art teacher who
has juried many shows, selected Ms. Mallett’s painting for its design
and proportion as well as the use of the white paper which is frequently
overlooked with watercolor. Rae enjoyed the overall high quality of the
student work and praised teacher, Amber Kyle Forgey, for her efforts in
preparing her students for their art careers. The Blues Day Studio, located
at 900 RR620, is open M-Sat from 12-6:30pm.

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The Lake Travis area is rich in talented artists, but a bit short on easily
accessible places to display their work for the community. The new Lake
Travis Community Library now offers artists and art enthusiasts one more
such facility. The library is launching a Rotating Art Program, sponsored
by the Friends of the Library, to give artists space to show and sell their
work. “Not only is this a great opportunity for artists, but our patrons
will also be able to interact with the artists and get acquainted with a wide
variety of media and techniques, from oils and collages to watercolors and
photography,” said Library Director Morgan McMillian. Individual artists
or artist groups who apply to the program in April will be considered for
exhibit space in the subsequent months. “We hope to have the first exhibit
in June and welcome new artists to display their work,” said Diane Taylor,
Chair of the Committee. The Committee, which also includes Joyce Botta
and Valerie Liebl, will review the applications and select exhibitors based on
guidelines in the Rotating Art Exhibit Policy recently adopted by the Library
District Board. Artists can pick up copies of the policy and application forms
at the Circulation Desk at the library, located at 1938 Lohmans Crossing
or by visiting www.laketravislibrary.org. “The new library is architecturally
interesting, and its contemporary interior and pleasing color scheme will be
a perfect backdrop for artists to showcase their work and talent,” said Janet
Wright, Chair of the Lakeway Arts Committee. “The community and its
artists are so fortunate to have this new library in our area.”

Deborah S. Gernes, WCID 17
From April 11 to the end of May, LCRA is releasing water Utilities are concerned because the level of Lake Travis is currently
from the Highland Lakes for the endangered Blue Sucker fish. below 628 ft msl (38%), the combined storage in Lakes Travis and
Environmental releases such as this are often times met with the Buchanan is only 782,000 acre feet (39%), and the hot season has
natural “run of the river” flows, but in severe drought conditions not yet even started. The required environmental releases are now
such as we are in now, there are little or no inflows, so the water causing Lake Travis to fall at 6 inches per week and combined
must be provided from the storage in Lakes Travis and Buchanan. storage to fall at 10 acre feet per week. The result of these releases
Environmental flows are vitally important and must be will be that in a few weeks, the lakes will be down to 750,000 acre
maintained. These flows are a firm water requirement which LCRA feet, which is the trigger point for stage 3 drought conditions
is aware of and must account for in their Water Management Plan. which will require water utilities to cut customers back to once
Because of the continuing extreme drought conditions and because per week outdoor watering.
of LCRA’s large water releases from the Highland Lakes storage
LCRA held a firm water customer meeting to discuss mandatory
for agriculture in 2011 despite the hottest summer in history and curtailment which will be ordered when the lakes get down
despite predictions of continuing drought, Lake Travis was drawn to 600,000 acre feet of storage. LCRA is now predicting this
down to a low level of 626 ft msl in November of 2011. The lakes curtailment will happen in mid-summer if there is no significant
have never recovered, and are at a critically low level even now. (The rainfall. Mandatory curtailment is a formal term which requires a
lowest level recorded in the 1950s drought was 614ft msl.) These 20 percent cutback from 2011 actual water usage rates. In order
low levels cause the lakes to hover at a continual state of emergency to achieve this high percentage reduction, it may be necessary
year round and are a danger to municipal water supplies critical to for utilities to cut off all outdoor use with the exception of tree
the health and safety of residents, schools, hospitals and businesses. watering.
Water District 17 and all other water utilities have had their
Unless there is some rainfall soon, residents need to be prepared
customers on mandatory outdoor use restrictions for two years. for extreme cutbacks in outdoor water usage this summer.

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